Improvement in sand-boxes



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S. E. MOSHER. SAND-BOXES FOR LOCOMOTIVES. No.188,399. Patented March13,1877.

WITNESSES ATTORNEY- N.PE|'ERS, FHOTO-LITNOGRAPHER, WASHINGTON, D. C,

ZSheec's-Sheei 2. S. E. MOSHER.

' SAND-BOXES'FOR- LOCOMOTIVES No.1'88,399. Patented'March 13, 1877.

WITNESSES INVENTOR I ATTORNl Y NKFETERS, PHOTO LITHOBRAPHER,-WAM|NQTUN,D. C.

SAMUEL E. MOSHER, oHILL'IooTnE, OHIO. y,

" IMPROVEMENT I-NQISZAND-BOXES F'o R- L'ocomoTlvssl m Specificationforming part of Letters Patent No. 188,399, dated March 13, 1877;application filed December 23, 1876.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, SAMUEL EARL MOSHER, of Ghillicothe, in the county ofRoss and State of Ohio, have invented a new and valuable Improvement inSand Boxes for Locomotives; and I do hereby declare that the fol- Jowingis a full, clear, and exact description of the construction andoperation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings,making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures ofreference marked thereon.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a representation of a central verticalsection of this invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the top of the dome,showing the steam-pipes. Fig. 3 is a sectional view of thedischarging-spout, showing its lower valve.

This invention has relation to sand-boxes for locomotives; and itconsists in the construction and novel arrangement of a wirecable,jointed rod, or other movable device extending within the pipes from thebottom to I or near the top by or through the valves, and,

in connection therewith, the arms or lever-con- B a central dome orrising in the floor thereof, over which the sand is guided into the sidechannel (t. D represents the lower portion or section of the box,whereof the bottom is constructed in the form of a stand, or is providedwith suitable pins for attachment to the boiler. PipesE E extend fromover the driving-wheels to the lateral outlets F of the sand-box, saidoutlets being, in the construction illustrated, forked in their upperportions, one branch, f, leading to the sand-channel 0, while the other,12, leads to the cavity G under the dome in the lower section of thebox. a 0 represent valves applied to the mouths of the sandways j, whichare operated by a system of levers, a d e,which communicate with theengineers cab. In this system is arranged a branched or triangularlever, d, the upper portion of which is extended transversely in thecavity of the dome B, and is provided with arms or horns d, for theattachment of the reciprocating clearers k, which are constructedofwire-cable, jointed rods, or other suitable devices, and are designedto pass through the inner branches b into the sand-pipes, through, ornearly through in the lower ends of the discharging-pipes.

S designates a steam coil or pipe, which is arranged to pass through thesand-box, and,-

when thought necessary, through the discharging-spouts of said box. Thisserves to heat 'and dry the sand, so that it will not be liable to clogin the spouts. In some cases these steam-pipes will operate sufficientlywell as clearers in the sandways, so that'the recip- I rocating clearerswill not be needed.

Having thus described my invention, and illustrated a method of carryingit into practice, I do not desire to be confined to the preciseconstruction and mode of operation herein set forth, as this may bemodified in many ways by persons'skilled in the art.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-- 1. The combination, with the dischargingspouts of a sand-box, oflongitudinal clearers extending therein, substantially as specified.

2. The reciprocating clearers herein described, arranged within thedischarging-pipes of a sand-box, and designed to clear said pipes whenoperated, substantially as specified.

3. The combination, with the reciprocating spout-clearers, of thetransversely-vibrating lever 01, for operating the same, substantiallyas specified.

4..The combination, with the valves or and their operating mechanism, ofthe spout-clearers' and their lever d, substantially as specified.

5. The combination of the lower section of 2 1ss,soo

the sand-box, having the cavity G, the pipes E E, provided with passagesb b, and cleaner is, substantially as specified.

6. The combination, with the reciprocating clearers in the dischargingspouts, of the valves arranged in the lower portions of said spouts,substantially as specified.

7. The combination, with the sandbox and its discharging-spouts, of thesteam-pipes arranged therein toheat and dry theisand, sn b stantially asspecified. m

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my nameinthe presence of two witnesses. L

SAMUEL EARL MOSHER. Witnesses:

JOHN M .DOTY, t PHILIPP KORST.

